E-CARS
Video: BMW showcases new EV design
The BMW Group is showcasing its “Vision Neue Klasse” EV design at IAA Mobility Munich (aka the International Motor Show Germany), September 5-10. Starting in 2025, the Neue…
Geoff Dobson
E-CARS
Tesla Model 3 tops Google EV searches
While the Tesla Model Y is the best-selling plug-in electric vehicle globally (770,000 unit sales in the past year) the Tesla Model 3 is the most searched-for on…
NEWS
SolarZero wins Innovation in Energy Award
The Ara Ake sponsored Innovation in Energy award was presented to SolarZero at the 2023 New Zealand Energy Excellence Awards in Christchurch. It was for an industry-first utilisation…
E-CARS
Emma Gilmour in Sardinia Extreme E September
Dunedin’s Gilmour Motors dealer principal Emma Gilmour will race in the Sardinia Extreme E event for Neom McLaren with Tanner Foust on September 16 and 17. The return…
NEWS
Consumer NZ concerned about energy gentailers’ profits
Consumer NZ is expressing concern after the big four generation and retail power companies (gentailers) announced their largest single-year rise in earnings. This comes at a time when…
NEWS
Hydrogen award finalists announced
About 24 finalists have been selected from 42 nominations for the inaugural Aotearoa Hydrogen Awards. The winner of each category will be announced during the H2 2 Zero…
ABB
ABB Formula E fast charging pitstops proceed in 2024
ABB FIA Formula E races will include fast charging pitstops next year with Gen 3 cars racing. Recent proposals for them to only be used in qualifying have…
EBIKES
Paris bans rental e-scooters
Electric scooter rental companies Lime, Dott and Tier expect to remove their e-scooters from Paris streets by September 1 following the city’s ban on such rentals. Private e-scooters…
EBIKES
Four-wheeled electric cargo bikes may replace trucks in New York City
A proposed rule update in New York will pave the way for four-wheeled electric cargo bikes to share bike lanes and roads. Four-wheeled electric cargo bikes are used…
NEWS
NZ energy sector collaboration needed on cybersecurity
Ransomware remains one of the biggest risks to electricity distributors and other organisations globally. That’s the view of energy representatives and others involved in Claroty and Vector Technology…